Yoav Gallant
Yoav Gallant (Hebrew: יוֹאָב גָּלַנְטְ; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician and former military officer. A member of the Knesset for Likud, he has been serving as the Minister of Defense since 2022. He is a former commander of the Southern Command in the Israel Defense Forces.
In January 2015, he entered politics, joining the new Kulanu party. After being elected to the Knesset, he was appointed Minister of Construction. At the end of 2018, he joined Likud. Gallant also previously held the posts of Minister of Aliyah and Integration and Minister of Education.